Beat the Heat!

With summer heat approaching it’s often best to look for foods that help us continue to be hydrated. Foods that have a high water content are often high in vitamins that keep up healthy!

Hydrating Food: Cucumbers

Water Content: 96%

Benefits:

Helps healthy weight loss

Helps prevent cancer

Helps aid heartburn

Vitamins A, B, & C

Helps stabilize blood pressure

Hydrating Food: Watermelon

Water Content: 92%

Benefits:

Vitamins A, B6, & C

Antioxidants (lycopene)

Helps relieve muscle soreness

Helps decease stroke occurrences

Helps prevent cancer

Hydrating Food: Bell Peppers

Water Content: 94%

Benefits:

High in vitamin C

Anti-inflammatory

Helps prevent cancer

Antioxidants

Helps reduce bad cholesterol

Hydrating Food: Pears

Water Content: 84%

Benefits:

Excellent source of fiber

Vitamin C

Helps prevent cancer

Lowers the risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Anti-Inflammatory

Antioxidants

Hypoallergenic

Hydrating Food: Lettuce

Water Content: 96%

Benefits:

Hydrating Food: Pineapple

Water Content: 87%

Benefits:

Helps strengthen bones

Promotes eye health

Helps prevent eye degeneration

Anti-Inflammatory

Helps digestion

Helps prevent blood clots

Hydrating Food: Carrots

Water Content: 87 %

Benefits:

High in Vitamin A, C, K, & B8

High in potassium, iron, copper, and manganese

Helps prevent cancer

Anti-aging

Helps promote beautiful and healthy skin

Hydrating Food: Celery

Water Content: 95%

Benefits:

Helps digestion

Vitamins K, A, & C

Anti-Inflammatory

Helps stress relief

Aid weight loss

Prevents cancer

Lowers blood pressure

Hydrating Food: Zucchini

Water Content: 95%

Benefits:

Good source of manganese, potassium, and copper

Helps digestion

Vitamin C & A

Promotes eye health

Reduces the risk of asthma

Helps prevent cancer

Hydrating Food: Tomato

Water Content: 94%

Benefits:

Helps promote eye health

Helps prevent diabetes

Helps prevent heart disease

Helps prevent caner

High in Vitamin C

Antioxidants

Helps reduce the risk of depression

So there you have it a wonderful list of high in water content foods that have amazing health benefits and hydrate you. IT’S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

So go ahead and let us know which is your favorite fruit or vegetable on the list! Or whenever you’re eating or cooking certain vegetables don’t forget to tweet @leanercreamer, comment below, or tag @leanercreamer on Instagram!